Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich

Ingredients

Yield: 1 servings

½ each avocado, ripe

1 tsp red wine vinegar or lemon juice

1 hard-boiled egg, cooled, peeled and diced

½ stalk green onion, sliced

tsp salt

to taste black pepper, fresh ground

¼ cup cucumber, small dice

¼ tsp sriracha hot sauce (optional)

1 each sandwich thin, whole wheat, toasted

¼ cup greens, such as arugula or spinach

Nutrition information

Serving size: 1 cup egg salad, ¼ cup of greens, 2 sandwich thins

Calories: 350

Total Fat: 21 g

Saturated Fat: 4g

Monounsaturated Fat: 12 g

Sodium: 410 mg

Total Carbohydrate: 34 g

Dietary Fiber: 13 g

Sugars: 5 g

Protein: 14 g

Source: Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, mash the avocado with the vinegar or lemon juice with the back of a fork.

2. Fold in the egg, green onion, salt, black pepper and cucumber into the mashed avocado mixture.

3. Serve 1 cup of egg salad with greens or lettuce on top of whole wheat sandwich thins.